Oxalic Acid is the dicarboxylic acid is relatively strong organic acid and is considered 10,000 times more stronger than the acetic acid. It is the di-anion, which is also considered as the reducing agent. It is easy to prepare oxalic acid in the laboratory with the oxidization of the sucrose by using the nitric acid, which is needed ti be done in the presence of the small amount of the vanadium pentoxide, used as the catalyst.
IUPAC NAME of Oxalic Acid : Ethanedioic AcidSTRUCTURAL FORMULA of Oxalic Acid : H2C2O4 (anhydrous)
H2C2O4·2H2O (dihydrate)
PROPERTIES of Oxalic Acid :
- Oxalic Acid is white crystals.
- Oxalic Acid is stable under ordinary conditions.
- Oxalic acid is used in pharma industry as the component or intermediate.
- It is used as the bleaching agent in the textile industry.
- Oxalic acid use can be seen in the leather tanning.
- It has been used as the precipitating agent in rare earths industry.
- Oxalic acid use can be seen as the grinding agent in tile manufacturing industry for polishing.
- It is also used as the disinfectant for controlling bacteria and germs.
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